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Horse Guard State Park
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| View of Rattlesnake Mountain (with antennas) in Farmington and Hanging Hills in Meriden. |
Out and back hike of just over a mile gives tremendous views to the south and west. With work on the trails, it looks like a loop trail could be made (see OpenStreetMap). Parking at Avon Historical Society's Derrin House.
DEEP Horse Guard State Park
OpenStreetMap
David Reik's Blog (he provided detail to OpenStreetMap)
Hartford Cournat Article (15 Oct 2016) by Peter Marteka
The A to Z of CT State Parks
Avon Land Trust
The Avon Land Trust has several properties. The properties with trails seem to be in the eastern part of the town.
The following properties are all shown on the ALT Metacomet Ridge Trail map and could be combined to form a longer hike.
Garvin-Maher Loop Trail (3.4 miles, can be made shorter)
Skyline Trail (0.8 miles one way)
Hazen Park to Tower Trail (0.8 miles one way)
CTMQ blog post on Hazen Park & Skyline Trails (9 Jan 2011)
Along the New England Trail blog post on Skyline Trail and ALT Trails (21 Sep 2012)
Hartford Courant Article (16 Oct 2009) by Peter Marteka
Oakes Preserve (0.4 mile loop around a small lake)
Town of Avon Open Space
Alsop Meadows (<1 mile) This area is where outfitters launch canoes/kayaks for the Farmington River)
CTMQ blog post on Alsop Meadows (1 May 2016)
Countryside Park (< 0.5miles) Could be combined with trails across the road at Huckleberry Hill Recreation Area (see below).
Fisher Farm (4 miles - could be more or less depending on how the trail is approached) Parking may be on Tillotson Road.
CTMQ Blog post on Fisher Farm (1 Jul 2010)
Hartford Courant Article (3 Jul 2009) by Peter Marteka
Fisher Meadows (>5 miles - Connecting trails allow for making it longer or shorter) Can be combined with Fisher Farm trails.
CTMQ blog post on Fisher Meadow (May 2016)
Found Land (>2 miles) Many criss-crossing trails not shown on trail map.
CTMQ blog post on Found Land (29 May 2016)
Hazen Park (a different map from the one shown on the ALT site)
Huckelberry Hill (<4 miles of connecting trails) Combine with Countryside Park for slightly longer hike.
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